Refrigerator attachment.



F P. & H. D. LAYMAN. REFRIGERATOR ATTACHMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1911. RENEWED JULY 22, 1913. LQQQQQQ Patented Mar. 24, 19M

' WITNESSES UNITED sirnts PATENT OFFICE.

FLORENCE r. LAYMAN AND 111mm 1). LAYMAN, or HOBOKEN, new JERSEY.

REFRIGERATOR. ArrAoHMENn Application filed August 25 1911, Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FLOR-anon P. LAY- MAN and HmAMDLAYMAn, citizens of the United States, residing at Hoboken, in the -ordinary refri erator showing county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented new fand useful =-Improvements in Refrigerator Attachments of which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to 'refrigerators and more especially to shelving and similar attachments for" relrigerators which are adapted to receive and carry the waste water resulting from the melting ice that is enerally at a temperature much lower it an 'lmthe' atmosphereand which may circulate through the shelving in order that. the low temperature may be utilized. for refrigeratin as will be more fully describedin the following specification, set forth 1n the claim and. illustrated in the drawings,

wherein;

Figure 1 is a view of the lower part of an the attachment applied t ereto. Fig. 2 1s a side' view of one of the sections of the attachment. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof same. Fig. 4 is an --end view of one of. the sections,

The attachment is adapted to fitwithin the lower compartment of an ordinary refrigerator an to receive and utilize the water of the melting ice; but it'is obvious that it may be used in other places for the purpose of reducing the temperature by means of the cool water whichwould otherwise be wasted.

In the lower compartment-of the refrigerator 5 and on the usualcleats 6' age-located the coils 7. These coils are shown as being square in cross section,- but it is ea vious that they may 'b6 of ordinary round ipe, or any other shape which maybe ound desirable.

The flat surface of a square'pi e, however, afiords better opportunities or cooling the bottom of plates" AB and dishes and the square construction is more readily manufactured. "The ehds of the coils are bent as shown but it is obvious-that they at each end, ut 'it is preferable, however,

. to have the coils constructed so as to form.

I one aontinuous pipe or ltube, that the water which is received at theinlet pipe near one end my circulatethrough the entire pipe before, ,reach ng @the "'gllitlet near. the other may connect by other forms- Specification of Letters Patent.

coiled pipes or falls from the ice box. above.

Patented llIar. 24. 1914..

645,998. Renewed July 22, 1913. Serial No. 780,574.

othcir receptacles are of twoor more types, one, having the inlet near its back and where a a funnel or inlet 8 may be rovided to rehave the drippings from t e usual outlet in the ice box above. After circulating the upper shelf, the water passes out by means of an overflow pipe 9 but only when the coil or shelf isfilled to overflow. The overflow pipe 9 is tapered as shown in Fig.2 and de- ,livers the water into an upright pipe 10 into which ;its taperedend closely fits so as to prevent the release or leakage of cold water, and through the pipe 10 the water is conducted to ,the lower coil through which it ing pipes 10 sqthat a greater oi less number of shelves may be provided through which the cold water may circulate to cool the food, or other compartments of the refrigerator, ice box or other receptacle.

It is usual for the water to drip into the waste pipe and immediatelypass out, with out being held within the compartment to absorb heat from the food, the refrigeration simply resulting from the cool air which This invention in no way interferes with the reception of the cold air as'it ma'y fall through the usual opening and distribute itself while the water passes into thefunnel 8.

The loose joints permit of the immediate detachment of the shelves or other incasem'ents, or their immediate location within "the refrigerator, ice box or other receptacle for'cold air; They may be instantly removed for cleaning or repairs and when placed in thefcold air box they takeup little more room than the shelfprovided for this pun use.

T ese attachments may be stood upright at the back or the sides of the refrigerator,

ice box or other. receptacle so that the water may circulate through same, while the ordinary shelves are in use, and it is obvious ,llihuli their construction and arrangement,

may be othelwi nibdi 'ing from the, essential features above de- I v v scribed. inaction-with"said coils.

What We ciaim as new and des im, t o Se.-

Iuicstirqmx 'hereof We affix our signa- 5 '5 (cure by Lgttcrs Patent; is,- Y f u-es: iri pi'bsencc of two Witnesses. 

